Description
The monument to commemorate the decade of Lithuania's independence was built in Degučiai in 1928 on the initiative of local riflemen (author Antanas Rūkštelė). Since it was built with public funds, construction took time and the monument was completed only in 1933. in 1958 supporters of the Soviet occupation government demolished this monument, but in 1990 After Lithuania regained its independence, the monument was rebuilt again (according to the project of the artist Alfonso Šeduikis). Therefore, the current monument is not authentic, its original version was slightly different and it stood on the other side of the road, near the current Degučiai St. Antanas Paduvietis chapels, 20 m north of Utena - in the Zarasai road square. The monument is in three parts, the middle one rises above the two lower wings. Round cement balls are placed in their upper parts. In the facade part of the monument, a metal board with the inscription: "Through sacrifices and unity, after regaining freedom, long live Lithuania".
